The BJP Parliamentary Board meeting, which was attended by Modi for the first time since being made a member of the highest decision-making body on March 31, saw the Gujarat Chief Minister emphasising that the government's "failures" in the last nine years should be discussed and people be informed about them.
In this context, Modi, who is projected by some as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, advocated greater use of social media to reach out to more people, especially the youth.
"We discussed the nine years of UPA rule. This government has failed on all fronts, be it price rise, internal and external security or the economic situation. BJP will launch a jail bharo (court arrest) programme from May 27 to June 2," the Board's Secretary Ananth Kumar told reporters after the meeting chaired by party President Rajnath Singh and attended by L K Advani and other leaders.
The BJP is likely to come out with a counter 'report card' against the UPA-II government to highlight the shortcomings of the Manmohan Singh dispensation. The emphasis will be on the scams and scandals which have plagued this dispensation, sources said.